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U26 Temperate high-mountain base-rich scree and moraine

Diagnostic taxa

Achillea atrata, Achillea oxyloba, Arabis alpina, Arabis caerulea, Arabis soyeri, Athamanta cretensis, Campanula cochleariifolia, Cerastium carinthiacum, Cerastium latifolium, Cerastium uniflorum, Crepis pygmaea, Doronicum grandiflorum, Festuca quadriflora, Galium megalospermum, Hornungia alpina, Linaria alpina, Minuartia austriaca, Moehringia ciliata, Noccaea rotundifolia, Papaver ernesti-mayeri, Papaver rhaeticum, Poa alpina, Poa minor, Ranunculus seguieri, Saxifraga biflora, Saxifraga oppositifolia, Saxifraga sedoides, Scorzoneroides montana, Sedum atratum, Trisetum distichophyllum

Constant taxa

Arabis alpina, Bistorta vivipara, Campanula cochleariifolia, Festuca quadriflora, Galium megalospermum, Hornungia alpina, Linaria alpina, Moehringia ciliata, Myosotis alpestris, Noccaea rotundifolia, Poa alpina, Poa minor, Rumex scutatus, Saxifraga aizoides, Saxifraga oppositifolia, Scorzoneroides montana, Silene acaulis, Silene vulgaris, Trisetum distichophyllum

Chytrý M., Tichý L., Hennekens S.M., Knollová I., Janssen J.A.M., Rodwell J.S. … Schaminée J.H.J. (2020) EUNIS Habitat Classification: expert system, characteristic species combinations and distribution maps of European habitats. Applied Vegetation Science 23: 648–675. https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12519

Version 2025-10-03, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16895007.

For the official presentation of the EUNIS Habitat Classification from the European Environment Agency, please see: EUNIS Terrestrial Habitat Classification 2021. The FloraVeg.EU presentation may show modifications and partial updates to the habitat classification.